I think we all grieve differently and whatever works for you is fine. Personally, I have my animals cremated. I have instructions in my will that when I die their ashes are to mixed with mine and scattered in a specific spot. I wear a small portion of Hoodoo's ashes in a pendant almost every day. Makes me feel better to wear so I don't really care how morbid some people think it is. I have a bit of Dominique & Twicket's fur in glass jars. I just happened to find the fur after they had passed on and couldn't bring myself to throw it away. Maybe someday I will. I keep their collars and all their tags on a dreamcatcher above my bed. There are momentos of them all over the house and yard.